GRAS

[gras]

1. generally recognized as safe: a status label assigned by the FDA to a listing of substances GRAS list not known to be hazardous to health and thus approved for use in foods.

Word History and Origins

Origin of GRAS¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

I didn’t know what “foie gras” meant.

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Organisers had hoped the launch of the Mardi Gras event at Mayfield Depot would help to shore up the charity's finances and create a template for future years, it adds.

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Ultimately, the Mardi Gras event was not successful, the report says, and the losses it generated cancelled out profits from the annual Gay Village Party in the city.

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Second only to Mardi Gras for its dazzling displays, parades and parties, a New Orleans fall day is a guaranteed delight.

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Yet, at the same time, Abbie says, Pride's organisers launched Mardi Gras this year - a two-day, ticketed event at Manchester's high-capacity Mayfield Depot.

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